A one-sentence note this morning sealed the fate of former hedge fund star Raj Rajaratnam. It read simply: “I, Robert Jirmnson, foreman, notify the Court that the jury has come to a unanimous decision.”

At 10:47 a.m. Eastern Time, the 12-person jury filed into a New York courtroom, and proclaimed Rajaratnam guilty on each of 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy.

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